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Explorers from Europe traveled to new lands and kept diaries of their journeys. The diaries documented their travels, experiences encountering unfamiliar cultures, and observations about geography, flora, and fauna in areas largely unknown to Europeans at the time. These diaries provided firsthand accounts that helped shape European understanding of faraway places.
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